Jeremiah 20:8:5Jer.20.8.W5TAB

וָשֹׁ֖ד

vashod

and devastation

Transliteration
va-SHOD
Extended
vaa-SHOHD
IPA
/vaːˈʃoːð/

Meaning by language

English
and devastation

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Result
וָ + שֹׁ֖ד
va + shod
vashod

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Daletd as in door

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-SHOD

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kha-MAS va-SHOD

  3. clause

    KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A

  4. sentence

    KI-mid-DE a-da-BER e-ze-AK kha-MAS va-SHOD e-kra-A KI-ha-YA de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH LI le-kher-PA u-le-KE-les KAL-ha-YOM

Exegesis

The double direct objects ḥamas va-shod {חָמָס וָשֹׁד | ḥā-mās wā-šōḏ} ‘violence and destruction’ mirror the content of his protest.

In contextJeremiah 20:8

For whenever I speak, I cry out; I call, “Violence and destruction!” For the word of the LORD has become for me reproach and derision all the day.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:8, so the Hebrew word וָשֹׁ֖ד (vashod) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.20.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.8.W5.S1) and character.